Legal Opinion
In Re Williams
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2007No. BAP 06-8027PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGG, Bankruptcy Judge.
William P. Bringman (“Appellant”), counsel for the chapter 7 debtors, appeals the bankruptcy court’s order denying his motion for reconsideration of his fee application, and reducing his requested attorney’s fees to the presumptive, or “no look,” fee for chapter 7 cases filed in the Northern District of Ohio prior to October 17, 2005. 1 For the reasons that follow, the bankruptcy court’s order is REVERSED and REMANDED.
I.ISSUE ON APPEAL
Whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion by failing to conduct a lodestar analysis when reviewing the Appellant’s fee…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In the Matter of Bobby Cahill, Janice Cahill, Debtors. Walker & Patterson, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In Re BrentUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011
- In re UlrichUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2014
- In Re WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2007
- In Re WaldoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2009
- In Re McLean Wine Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2011
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